She said patients had been at risk of harm or death as a direct result of incompetent doctors.

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Her allegations sparked a Queensland government investigation led by retired judge Richard Chesterman.

He recommended Mr Hunter be appointed to review case files from three medical bodies, to determine if criminal charges should be laid.

The second part of Mr Chesterman's recommendations led to a panel being appointed to review a number of malpractice complaints, and whether the Queensland arm of the Medical Board of Australia dealt with them in a timely and appropriate manner.

That panel, which was also due to report on Thursday, was last month granted approval by the health minister to extend its review until mid March.